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it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge pressure on nixon not to concede and to essentially generate a lot of lawsuits. >> gerald ford in 1976 lost the election basically in southern ohio lost ohio by 11,000 votes and hawaii which 4,000. the next morning there was never any question about his conceding. >> woodruff: all these questions about whether a state should have been called in this instance we're talking about ohio. the television networks have projected ohio. it's also the associated press. it's my understanding there's a consensus the major news organizations about ohio. if it is the case that governor romney is not accepting that
it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge...
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in contrast of 2008,california really did come into play this time. it was 8:00,and this election was not called until well past the hour, probably about 8:30 before the networks really called it for obama. what was the reactionthere then >> right. unexpected. right? they were telling them state by state, actually ripping up the states that became blue as the return came in. all this talkwas about ohio, florida, and even nevada, and california plays a prominent role, but that made it that much more exciting here. a lot of these sponsorshave been on the phone bank making those phone calling to voters telling them to vote, and that made ai difference >> we'll check back in a little while, joe. thanks frmg you cansee the tears of joy. we'll goto the republicans watching this ingnight's election >> we pretty much have an empty room, and they're dishartd by the obama victory. some say they are blamg themselves and are not true reforms and many are blaming romney romney >> they don't let people understand that lower tax rates are a good thing, that they lud
in contrast of 2008,california really did come into play this time. it was 8:00,and this election was not called until well past the hour, probably about 8:30 before the networks really called it for obama. what was the reactionthere then >> right. unexpected. right? they were telling them state by state, actually ripping up the states that became blue as the return came in. all this talkwas about ohio, florida, and even nevada, and california plays a prominent role, but that made it that...
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sunday looks crisp and clear. >>> will the death penalty continue in california? the latest numbers on that controversial proposition. >>> and the reason some people in the south bay could see a boost in their paychecks soon. >>> good morning, westbound traffic 24 looks pretty good. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. >>> good morning. some fog has come back. it will be cooler. there will be sun inland. goodbye to the 80s and more 60s and 70s. >>> a ballot measure to end the death penalty in california is trailing with more than half of the votes counted proposition 34 seems to be on its way to rejection if passed it will replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole and it would apply to more than 700 people who are currently on death row. meanwhile voters overwhelmingly passed proposition 36 to ease california's three strikes law. now a mandatory life sentence will only be imposed if the third felony conviction is serious or violent. >>> president obama will head back to washington this afternoon after celebrating his
sunday looks crisp and clear. >>> will the death penalty continue in california? the latest numbers on that controversial proposition. >>> and the reason some people in the south bay could see a boost in their paychecks soon. >>> good morning, westbound traffic 24 looks pretty good. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. >>> good morning. some fog has come back. it will be cooler. there will be sun inland. goodbye to the 80s and more 60s and 70s....
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education matters and we stand for california. thank you, thank you very much. >> so the state superintendent , talk about somebody who is very anxious to inned foo the results results -- to find the results of this proposition. he also told me if this pleasure pleasure -- this measure does not pass, be sure that several districts will go bankrupt. also on the ballot was proposition thirtd 8, another education-related proposition behind that one. she issued a statement a short time ago. molly said transformational changes take time, and we are committed to staying the course until our state truly does tackle the school funding crisis. we know now has failed. we are waiting for the governor to show up, governor brown. i understand he is in the hotel in sacramento he will address many of the supporters. i am live in sacramento. lyanne melendez, abc news. >> thank you so much. >> lyanne was talking about proposition 38 which has been declared defeated. here are the numbers. no votes 74%. >> now looking at proposition 34. this is the
education matters and we stand for california. thank you, thank you very much. >> so the state superintendent , talk about somebody who is very anxious to inned foo the results results -- to find the results of this proposition. he also told me if this pleasure pleasure -- this measure does not pass, be sure that several districts will go bankrupt. also on the ballot was proposition thirtd 8, another education-related proposition behind that one. she issued a statement a short time ago....
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we'll see if california will join them. night is still young. >> live in san francisco tonight. >> thanks so much. gentleman here's a look at some other important state propa significance. prop 36 revise california 3 strike law. right now it is ahead 68 percent to 32 percent saying no. >> death penalty would be abolished and replaced with life sentences in california fv voters pass proposition 34. at this moment it is losing. 14 percent of the precinct reporting no. 57 percent on proposition 34 to repeal the death penalty in the state. >>> we are also posting real time results on the state proposition at our web site. our web site is updated the moment the latest numbers are in. >>> that's right. we have a lieutenant more election coverage to get to of course. bay area city perhaps best known for its chevron refinery now instead of fighting big oil residents fighting big soda. live coverage on the ballot measure that may the first of its kind. >> plus the 25-year-old who is taking on incumbent in highly contested congressio
we'll see if california will join them. night is still young. >> live in san francisco tonight. >> thanks so much. gentleman here's a look at some other important state propa significance. prop 36 revise california 3 strike law. right now it is ahead 68 percent to 32 percent saying no. >> death penalty would be abolished and replaced with life sentences in california fv voters pass proposition 34. at this moment it is losing. 14 percent of the precinct reporting no. 57 percent...
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and a crucial night here in california. the presidential race is over but many races here in the bay area are still in play at this late hour. on the bottom of your screen, you'll notice a ticker, an nbc ticker, with all the current local results. >> we have team live coverage for you on the presidential race and the other issues on the ballots. jean elle with a who's who in san francisco. david trujillo is in san jose. and sam brock is here to sort through the facts with us. >> let's start with jean elle with the celebration in san francisco, with a lot of supporters. >> reporter: this is a party for senator dianne feinstein. she won re-election tonight. but many supporters had tv screens on. and every time there was good news about president obama, they would cheer, applauding what was happening on the other side of the nation. senator feinstein says her victory is important. but the president's re-election is key. she will set the tone for the nation and lawmakers. she is looking forward to a conversation with president
and a crucial night here in california. the presidential race is over but many races here in the bay area are still in play at this late hour. on the bottom of your screen, you'll notice a ticker, an nbc ticker, with all the current local results. >> we have team live coverage for you on the presidential race and the other issues on the ballots. jean elle with a who's who in san francisco. david trujillo is in san jose. and sam brock is here to sort through the facts with us. >>...
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. >>> california voters decide to raise their own taxes. how governor jerry brown convinced them to do it. >>> we're live in san jose we'll tell you which measures passed in santa clara county and which didn't. you may be surprised to find that out. >>> good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day it's wednesday november 7th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us this morning. let's check in with steve paulson. the weather is already changing i guess. but i did vote for warm weather, steve. >> then election came in for you on monday and tuesday. but for us rooking for colder weather the results will show up later today and more likely tomorrow. we have a very strong cold front coming in. today is that between day. 60s and 70s. a lot of the fog and low clouds are back. temperatures will begin their cool down. >>> traffic on 24 westbound between walnut creek and oakland looks good. the fog is not low here. steve has mentioned the fog. definitely foggier and chillier. the commute looks good on 80 now
. >>> california voters decide to raise their own taxes. how governor jerry brown convinced them to do it. >>> we're live in san jose we'll tell you which measures passed in santa clara county and which didn't. you may be surprised to find that out. >>> good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day it's wednesday november 7th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us this morning. let's check in with steve paulson. the...
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she has been a very good senator i think for california in that respect. wanted her longevity of service in the congress, she is in line to continue with a very key position that i think the administration will need her guidance on vis-a-vis national security and that sort of thing. it's a long time to serve, but if she still has the energy to be there, the senate seems to tolerate longevity of service. >> she will be 85 when her term is done. >> i think she would be 39 is what he she would tell you. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> joe, thank you. >>> all right. well, it's 6:21 right now. and the food fight on the ballot. >> yeah. the high stakes on soda tax and food labels that and much more coming up. the day." the oklahoma ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, city star thrilled the home >>> and on this day after the election we vote for kevin durant for our play of the day. the oklahoma city star thrilled the hometown crowd thundering down and jamming right there. the monster slam. the thunder led toronto most of the game and beat the raptors 108-88. your play of the d
she has been a very good senator i think for california in that respect. wanted her longevity of service in the congress, she is in line to continue with a very key position that i think the administration will need her guidance on vis-a-vis national security and that sort of thing. it's a long time to serve, but if she still has the energy to be there, the senate seems to tolerate longevity of service. >> she will be 85 when her term is done. >> i think she would be 39 is what he...
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in california, that's illegal. california 14276 says after the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show it to any person in such a way as to reveal its contents. that law written way before instagram but showing your ballot, even if you're okay with it, not okay in california. >> well, what would our forefathers say. thank you very much. >> they'd probably tweet out what they thought. >> lincoln would get a lot of followers. >> it looks like that cool weather you predicted is coming our way. we have to get ready for it. >> feel free to tweet about that all you want or just post yourself bundled up on my face book page. temperatures are crisp to start. a return of the low clouds all the way to san jose. we only have about 2 1/2 miles of visibility. so travel cautiously. the natural coolant has been turned on. on shore flow carrying in that cool ocean air all day long. 55 degrees in san francisco. we're at 49 in livermore. let's get right to the story of the day. a.m. fog and drizzle. that's going to make way for the
in california, that's illegal. california 14276 says after the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show it to any person in such a way as to reveal its contents. that law written way before instagram but showing your ballot, even if you're okay with it, not okay in california. >> well, what would our forefathers say. thank you very much. >> they'd probably tweet out what they thought. >> lincoln would get a lot of followers. >> it looks like that cool weather you...
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california among others has reelected senator dianne feinstein to a fourth term. she defeated little known republican elizabeth emken of danville. feinstein was very emotional. she hugged her family during the victory party in san francisco. while her landslide victory was predicted she did become a bit emotional when her grandmother introduced her on stage. >> you have no idea what that introduction meant to me. and how emotional it is and how very wonderful it is to have you as my granddaughter. >> thank you. >> so thank you. >> i love you. >> 78-year-old senator feinstein raised more than $9 million. >>> voters decided not to shake up congress last night despite approval ratings that are in the gutter. republicans will keep control of the house, democrats maintain their majority in the senate. ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the political landscape emerging this morning on capitol hill. >> reporter: pam, earlier this year republicans thought the united states senate and total control of congress was within their reach. but that did no
california among others has reelected senator dianne feinstein to a fourth term. she defeated little known republican elizabeth emken of danville. feinstein was very emotional. she hugged her family during the victory party in san francisco. while her landslide victory was predicted she did become a bit emotional when her grandmother introduced her on stage. >> you have no idea what that introduction meant to me. and how emotional it is and how very wonderful it is to have you as my...
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in the state of california is at $3.93. that seems kind of tie but consider back in august we were looking at $4.67 per gallon. that means is down almost 70¢ in a month. this is great news. san francisco still one of the highs in the country at $4.80. $3.90 in san jose. $3.92 in oakland. obviously everybody wants to see the prices to continue to go down. 70¢ in 30 days that good news for the consumer. >> we will take a jackie thanks so much of a live report. >> let us turn our attention to whether in traffic as we get an update on your wins they forecast. it looks like the heat wave, the many heat wave may be coming to an end. >> erica would you know. >> james i hate to break it to you today is a transition day. and had a record- breaking heat yesterday. oakland broken record. today we have showers on tap dance fog we will see sunshine into the afternoon. it will be significantly cooler contending with the cooler air now. 54 in downtown san francisco. 50 in concord. visibility not good in the north bay. down to half a mil
in the state of california is at $3.93. that seems kind of tie but consider back in august we were looking at $4.67 per gallon. that means is down almost 70¢ in a month. this is great news. san francisco still one of the highs in the country at $4.80. $3.90 in san jose. $3.92 in oakland. obviously everybody wants to see the prices to continue to go down. 70¢ in 30 days that good news for the consumer. >> we will take a jackie thanks so much of a live report. >> let us turn our...
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i had never even heard of that, lawrence. >> that's what we do in california, michelle. wherever we need to vote, that's where we go. it was a great day yesterday but what changes we're seeing this morning! low clouds and fog have swept back onshore. the sea breeeze is kicking in so temperatures will be a whole lot different outside today. we have some dense fog out there, as well. so watch out for that. a little misty at the coastline. some fog made its way inside the bay as well, some dense fog showing up in some of the north bay valleys. 54 degrees now in san francisco. 57 in san jose. 51 in santa rosa. high pressure now giving way to that trough that's sitting along the coastline that's ushered in the sea breeze and cooler temperatures for today. these numbers taking a nosedive from yesterday's highs. in fact, yesterday we had some 70s and some 80s. today, a good 5 to 15 degrees cooler outside. and by tomorrow, even cooler and maybe some rain too. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> reporter: tomorrow morning could be
i had never even heard of that, lawrence. >> that's what we do in california, michelle. wherever we need to vote, that's where we go. it was a great day yesterday but what changes we're seeing this morning! low clouds and fog have swept back onshore. the sea breeeze is kicking in so temperatures will be a whole lot different outside today. we have some dense fog out there, as well. so watch out for that. a little misty at the coastline. some fog made its way inside the bay as well, some...
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it is interim basically northbound california. this will make its way and tomorrow and you will really notice the cool air. we're not talking about a lot rain but this arctic air is corn to really chill things out over the next couple of days. our future cast shows the showers and maybe thunderstorms will be on thursday. we will be right back. we are the sons and daughters of farmers who made cheese; the keepers of the loafs. the people who will never lower the bar. our world started in deep green grass and rain and the hills and the waves and the big, tall trees of tillamook, oregon. we make cheese of an exquisite standard and we live in a special place... where pure and good were invented. >> the dow jones is now down to 96. can you say that this is at stake bed due to the president ben reflectebeing reeg reflective. >>we elected. and we elecreele >> we're also hearing that they do not believe that this is a 1 to today paying. i do not think so. >> the earnings were pretty good this ear. the low interest rates will remain in pla
it is interim basically northbound california. this will make its way and tomorrow and you will really notice the cool air. we're not talking about a lot rain but this arctic air is corn to really chill things out over the next couple of days. our future cast shows the showers and maybe thunderstorms will be on thursday. we will be right back. we are the sons and daughters of farmers who made cheese; the keepers of the loafs. the people who will never lower the bar. our world started in deep...
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prescribe is projected to be the winner in, of course, california and washington state. and, of course, his home state down here in little old hawaii, beautiful hawaii down there. oregon, where you would think would, all kind of over here in the blue area, is still too early to call but the president is leading there. they also have an interesting legalizing marijuana issue in oregon on a local ballot. here's what the electoral vote stands. key states still too close to call. florida and virginia, florida, miami-dade down south which tends to be a little bit slow in reporting. they're still waiting. and, of course, virginia, the story all night. long lines wrapping up about now and they'll be counting for a while. if the president wins ohio, that may be the clincher. jim and doreen, back to you! >> thank you, wendy. >> no final results from states considered crucial to the success of both presidential campaigns. virginia is one of them. >> steve handelsman has the report. >> reporter: lines of voters waiting to cast ballots. hours after the polls closed in battleground s
prescribe is projected to be the winner in, of course, california and washington state. and, of course, his home state down here in little old hawaii, beautiful hawaii down there. oregon, where you would think would, all kind of over here in the blue area, is still too early to call but the president is leading there. they also have an interesting legalizing marijuana issue in oregon on a local ballot. here's what the electoral vote stands. key states still too close to call. florida and...
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the polls are open in california until 8:00 tonight. president obama is in his home state of illinois and mitt romney is in massachusetts. >> the states are changing colors and we are tracking the early polling projections coming in. we just updated this map tennessee has gone to governor romney. as it stands now, and this is super early age to vote leave at this point for governor romney. much of this new england has gone blue, no surprise there. indiana goes to romney and that went to obama and 08. that is worth noting. obama has illinois and massachusetts has romney. delaware goes to obama. a couple of these key states that we're falling on the east coast, florida and virginia are two key swing states. governor romney is slightly favored in florida and virginia looks to be a virtual tossup. ohio is the big state with 20 electoral college votes. no president since 1964 has won the vote with out taking ohio. we will bring you the very latest information but right now 67 to 65 with governor romney in a slight lead. >> those are the numb
the polls are open in california until 8:00 tonight. president obama is in his home state of illinois and mitt romney is in massachusetts. >> the states are changing colors and we are tracking the early polling projections coming in. we just updated this map tennessee has gone to governor romney. as it stands now, and this is super early age to vote leave at this point for governor romney. much of this new england has gone blue, no surprise there. indiana goes to romney and that went to...
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in california. nothing reporting yet but we are 100% sure california goes to obama. the state of washington not surprisingly to the democrat obama. the state of idaho, goes to romney. 91 votes to 52 votes, we are sure of ourselves around here and then the state of hawaii, good evening to you and you have elected -- you have given your votes to obama. now to the important states which are still undecide. that will begin with the state of virginia. a state that we have been watching all night long. now three fourths of all precincts reporting. romney with a slight lead but still to close to call according to the decision team. the state of ohio which we thought would be the big teller of the night, obama at the moment at least has opened up a lead but only two thirds of all precincts reporting and ohio is still to close to call as is iowa, six votes up for grabs, important state in this election. obama with what looks like it's a lead but because of the precincts still out it's to close to call. color
in california. nothing reporting yet but we are 100% sure california goes to obama. the state of washington not surprisingly to the democrat obama. the state of idaho, goes to romney. 91 votes to 52 votes, we are sure of ourselves around here and then the state of hawaii, good evening to you and you have elected -- you have given your votes to obama. now to the important states which are still undecide. that will begin with the state of virginia. a state that we have been watching all night...
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we've had you know the california cases is moving ahead. i think we're doing to see that this -- become a national issue very soon as more states approve it. >> national issue, national law. how does president obama feel about this being the law of the land now that he's been re- elected? would he be a supporter of that? >> so president obama's position has been and he's evolved on the issue he says. but he still said he believes it's something that should be left up to the states. he hasn't by any means endorsed a national approval of gay marriage and it will be interesting to see if he evolves further in the next four years. >> kate shepherd with "mother jones" magazine. thank you for being here with us. >> thanks. >>> we'll have more coverage of the election results coming up plus a look at some of the spontaneous local raucous celebrations that turned out when obama supporters learned he won re-election. we'll be right back. >>> 5:56 on this wednesday morning. . the temperatures in the low 30s and 40s. we've already had reports of sprin
we've had you know the california cases is moving ahead. i think we're doing to see that this -- become a national issue very soon as more states approve it. >> national issue, national law. how does president obama feel about this being the law of the land now that he's been re- elected? would he be a supporter of that? >> so president obama's position has been and he's evolved on the issue he says. but he still said he believes it's something that should be left up to the states....
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the hearing will determine whether the california resident violated his probation in a bank fraud case. he denied eight alleged probation violations, including the use of aliases and lying about his role in the movie. he's now being held without bail. when your child was born may determine how likely they are to succeed as a future c.e.o. >> and the bailout of the auto industry helps get president obama re-elected. linda bell joins us now from bloomberg in new york to explain. linda, good morning. >> hello to you, steve and cynne. you're exactly right, president obama won the key swing states of michigan and ohio as support for the auto bailouts helped bring him to victory. 56% of americans considered the bailout of chrysler and g.m. good for the u.s. economy, and this comes as ford and g.m. just posted a combined $12 billion in pretax income and profit this year through september for the north american operations. and speaking of cars, new estimates from car fax indicate the number of vehicles flooded by sandy may exceed the number of cars destroyed by hurricane katrina. if this is th
the hearing will determine whether the california resident violated his probation in a bank fraud case. he denied eight alleged probation violations, including the use of aliases and lying about his role in the movie. he's now being held without bail. when your child was born may determine how likely they are to succeed as a future c.e.o. >> and the bailout of the auto industry helps get president obama re-elected. linda bell joins us now from bloomberg in new york to explain. linda, good...
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california voted no to repeal the death penalty. in maryland, this is part of the dream at, it allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, and they voted yes on the gambling question, allowing casinos to pay for education. in montana, citizens voted yes to require parental notification for those seeking an abortion under the age of 16. in oklahoma, they said yes to prohibiting -- let's move on to north dakota, actually. on a lighter note, north dakota banned smoking in public. they might be one of the last states to do so those are some of the ballot initiatives from the election last night. go to c-span.org for more details. we will keep you updated on some of the races not declared as we go along. host: rudy, defiance, ohio, on our democratic line. give us your take on yesterday's election. caller: i'm really glad to be a tv and everything, -- to be on tv and everything, but to me, romney, when he made the comment about the 47%, that is what nested up for him. -- messed it up for him. he should not have said that. we need t
california voted no to repeal the death penalty. in maryland, this is part of the dream at, it allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, and they voted yes on the gambling question, allowing casinos to pay for education. in montana, citizens voted yes to require parental notification for those seeking an abortion under the age of 16. in oklahoma, they said yes to prohibiting -- let's move on to north dakota, actually. on a lighter note, north dakota banned smoking in public. they might...
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. >> one senior source told me that california, for example, one of those orphan states, meaning there was no real presidential race there, but there were a lot of critical battleground house states, that he went to california and used it as an atm machine, meaning he raised a lot of money and never helped out some of the really, really critical races that could have helped democrats. >> is there going to be reverse coattails here? >> what i'm hearing, that's part of the problem, there might be reverse coattails. the other thing a lot of democrats saw in polling in these key house races is when the president blew it in the first debate, the bottom dropped out in a lot of the races, some of the more red states, because republicans really got their enthusiasm up. >> if you look at it, it looks like the senate is going to stay democratic. at least one state has already flipped to the democrats. looks like one more may. i think we will be talking more about this over the course of the evening because if president obama wins this, it's clear that we spent $6 billion and we came back to a st
. >> one senior source told me that california, for example, one of those orphan states, meaning there was no real presidential race there, but there were a lot of critical battleground house states, that he went to california and used it as an atm machine, meaning he raised a lot of money and never helped out some of the really, really critical races that could have helped democrats. >> is there going to be reverse coattails here? >> what i'm hearing, that's part of the...
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we're not a huge state like california or florida or new york. $82 million. and $52 million of that money was spent by outside groups. not the campaigns themselves. tim kaine had pointed comments about that. >> and so here's what it means, folks. here's what it means. our victory tonight proves that it's the number of people who stand with you. not the number of zeros behind a check. that decide elections in the united states of america. >> one more thing i want to tell you about what happened here in richmond last night. while tim kaine was speaking, the vote totals changed in the presidential race. as tim kaine started speaking it looked like mitt romney was going to carry virginia and during his speech, the totals came up. there was never any announcement from him that obama had won. would you roll the video? i want to show you what happened. people started checking their smart phones and started -- word started spreading person-to-person. and instead of a cheer breaking out for president obama. it was sort of one on one hugging. person-to-person in the cr
we're not a huge state like california or florida or new york. $82 million. and $52 million of that money was spent by outside groups. not the campaigns themselves. tim kaine had pointed comments about that. >> and so here's what it means, folks. here's what it means. our victory tonight proves that it's the number of people who stand with you. not the number of zeros behind a check. that decide elections in the united states of america. >> one more thing i want to tell you about...
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prop 36 revising california's three strikes law. and proposition 37 would add new food labeling requirements. proposition 38 is a competing tax measure to fund schools. now, here is a look at other state propositions, prop 32 preventing unions from deducting money from paychecks to be used for political funding. all right. if you have any trouble voting, we want to move on tho-to-this story. police in redwood city looking for two men they say try to intimidate voters. neighbors report the two men with shaved heads wearing all black with dark glasses, sunglasses asking voters for id in front of the church. californians are not required to show ids when going to vote. the men left when police were called before 10:00 this morning. if do you have trouble voting you can report any problems at all to your polling place to the abc 7 news election hot line. the number son your screen. and we have that number posted for you on abc 7 news.com. you still have three hours to vote in the bay area. we encourage to you do so. when polls close ton
prop 36 revising california's three strikes law. and proposition 37 would add new food labeling requirements. proposition 38 is a competing tax measure to fund schools. now, here is a look at other state propositions, prop 32 preventing unions from deducting money from paychecks to be used for political funding. all right. if you have any trouble voting, we want to move on tho-to-this story. police in redwood city looking for two men they say try to intimidate voters. neighbors report the two...
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here is california's 30th district. habra german is ahead of howard berman. 59% going to sherman at this point. in iowa, hit a republican is leading. and ohio's 16th. the republican is ahead of "sutton, a democrat. california's 44th district representative, 62% of the vote. congresswoman laura richardson, the democrat as well. 45% of the vote against jeff landry, trimming with 30% of the vote. find out about all the latest race results on our website, c- span.org. >> we will continue with your phone calls as we await mitt romney and the president speaking before, their respective supporters. we have a call on the democrat'' line. did you vote today? what were the lines like? what was the turnaround? >> it was pretty good. it was pretty smooth. everybody went in there positive. basically everyone out here voted for obama. including myself. i would like to shed some light that the last four years was not obama's fault. look at the hand he was built. he stepped into, you know, a big hole. he actually did open some doors, b
here is california's 30th district. habra german is ahead of howard berman. 59% going to sherman at this point. in iowa, hit a republican is leading. and ohio's 16th. the republican is ahead of "sutton, a democrat. california's 44th district representative, 62% of the vote. congresswoman laura richardson, the democrat as well. 45% of the vote against jeff landry, trimming with 30% of the vote. find out about all the latest race results on our website, c- span.org. >> we will continue...
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the polls closed here in california -- close here in california in about 2 hours. >> plenty of time to vote. julia is at a polling place in san leandro tonight. >> reporter: hi. a lot of people are getting off work and they are casting their votes. here this one polling site. we talked to a lot of voters. some people had an easy experience finding their polling location and others said it was a challenge. on this sunny election day, gary fletcher of pleasant ton and his wife took their dogs for a walk and headed out to their local polling site to vote. so what drew you to the polls in terms of the local races? >> we always vote, number one. the mayor's race is up. we have two council seats up and all the propositions -- trying to vote. >> my wife and i are going to try to vote and i don't know if it is going to work. >> reporter: jose vargas of oakland had a different voting experience. his usual polling site wasn't open and he and his wife spent all day finding out where to vote. they finally ended up at the alameda county registrar's office. >> in order for them to do what we have to
the polls closed here in california -- close here in california in about 2 hours. >> plenty of time to vote. julia is at a polling place in san leandro tonight. >> reporter: hi. a lot of people are getting off work and they are casting their votes. here this one polling site. we talked to a lot of voters. some people had an easy experience finding their polling location and others said it was a challenge. on this sunny election day, gary fletcher of pleasant ton and his wife took...
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california, the polls have closed just a moment ago in the state of california. the president has won it for the second time. >> ifill: the next one is washington state where president obama hassles won. >> woodruff: and hawaii, his birth state, barack obama, the president has won hawaii the second time. one of the bluest states in the country. >> ifill: as we keep going west in idaho midded romney has won. and that's it for now. you know, i want to go back a little bit. we talked about ohio because we just had some interesting information even though we don't know the outcome. virginia. we now know that the senate race is over. tim kaine the democrat has won. we don't have any reporting in yet from for noak which apparently president obama won 71% of in 2008. we only have half of... is washington suburb which is very blue and only less than a third of fairfax county which is one of the battle ground counties in virginia. what does that tell you about where virginia is going coupled with the senate race. >> those are not only democratic leanings, they're big. opt
california, the polls have closed just a moment ago in the state of california. the president has won it for the second time. >> ifill: the next one is washington state where president obama hassles won. >> woodruff: and hawaii, his birth state, barack obama, the president has won hawaii the second time. one of the bluest states in the country. >> ifill: as we keep going west in idaho midded romney has won. and that's it for now. you know, i want to go back a little bit. we...
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now for a look at some of the results from the big measures in california. proposition 30 passed early this morning. 54% overwhelmingly. this is, of course, governor jerry brown's, the taxes on education that will be taxed to high wage earners. we're going to have more, much ahead. it is 9:27. right after this break. >>> welcome back. the time now 9:28. taking a live look over a very cloudy san rafael. still waiting for the clouds to clear. that sun will be out in full force here. you're just going to have to wait until about noon today. highs will be comfortable. back to the 70s. back to average for this time of year. 74 in livermore, 68 in fremont, 67 today in san francisco. temperatures fall into the 50s, as we head through thursday and friday. also, expecting some showers, and low snow levels maybe our first dusting of snow on mount hampton. check your drive with mike. >> clouds in the north bay. over here in the south bay, also. drivers still seeing fit to use their headlights through some of the low clouds throughout the area. fog as you're heading ove
now for a look at some of the results from the big measures in california. proposition 30 passed early this morning. 54% overwhelmingly. this is, of course, governor jerry brown's, the taxes on education that will be taxed to high wage earners. we're going to have more, much ahead. it is 9:27. right after this break. >>> welcome back. the time now 9:28. taking a live look over a very cloudy san rafael. still waiting for the clouds to clear. that sun will be out in full force here....
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california, new york are no longer in play. for republicans you have to win texas and florida to move forward. >> a call to make here. the state of massachusetts the senate race much talked about for months on end in massachusetts, the first woman his to win an office of t kind in the state of massachusetts and "fox news" projects it is a done deal. this is a gain for the democrats and a loss for the republicans. elizabeth warren has beaten scott brown knocks news state of for the massachusetts. a democratic strategist, how did this happen. >> there was no outside money and an $80 million race. she became a good candidate over time. she helped tremendously was helped by the convention in charlotte as many democrats were and the debates. scott brown hurt himself badly in the debates. he came off as someone they didn't recognize. angry and defensive. huge win for massachusetts. >>> welcome back everyone. all eyes on virginia as the tight race unfolds. lets take a look at the numbers right now. you can see the latest results
california, new york are no longer in play. for republicans you have to win texas and florida to move forward. >> a call to make here. the state of massachusetts the senate race much talked about for months on end in massachusetts, the first woman his to win an office of t kind in the state of massachusetts and "fox news" projects it is a done deal. this is a gain for the democrats and a loss for the republicans. elizabeth warren has beaten scott brown knocks news state of for...
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larger hispanic vote, about 11% this time out and you see an influx of younger people and people from california who have come here and they have changed the complexion of this state. it's now a very purple state. a third democratic, a third republican and this county where i am a third independent. we're here in arapaho which is south of denver, one of the swingiest of the swing counties. you can see behind me they're counting ballots. they're counting ballots that have already been mailed in. that's the numbers we're working on now. this is a big mail in early vote, early state here in arapaho, county. about 68% people mailed in before voting started today. now this is a state that was concerned about voting problems but it didn't turn out that way. because so many people voted early, the polling places were able to handle people who showed up. one area where they had a 90 minute, two hour wait and they said to people look if you change precincts you can go next door and you can vote in five minutes. that said, now this state is really beginning to count the votes that were cast today. about a
larger hispanic vote, about 11% this time out and you see an influx of younger people and people from california who have come here and they have changed the complexion of this state. it's now a very purple state. a third democratic, a third republican and this county where i am a third independent. we're here in arapaho which is south of denver, one of the swingiest of the swing counties. you can see behind me they're counting ballots. they're counting ballots that have already been mailed in....
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california, washington, hawaii have gone for obama, idahoor romney. no big surprises there for people. as you see there with the big vote, the national vote here, mitt romney still showing up here at 2 percentage points ahead of barack obama. right now the eyes of the obama and romney campaigns are watching the fates of their campaigns and the future of the nation, all coming in as each return comes in. abc 7 is your election station tonight. senior political reporter is live at the obama campaign. he's in chicago. let's check in with him. >> we have a long and uncertain night but don't tell that to the cheerers here at obama head quarters in chicago. they are very upbeat as they watch the results come in. particularly when they have seen the numbers come in in pennsylvania, from wisconsin, from new hampshire. they believe that gives them a clear path. they also say senior staff that i talked to early tonight that they read the tea leaves yesterday when they saw mitt romney in ohio. they say that was, quote, a hail mary of desperation. you could argue
california, washington, hawaii have gone for obama, idahoor romney. no big surprises there for people. as you see there with the big vote, the national vote here, mitt romney still showing up here at 2 percentage points ahead of barack obama. right now the eyes of the obama and romney campaigns are watching the fates of their campaigns and the future of the nation, all coming in as each return comes in. abc 7 is your election station tonight. senior political reporter is live at the obama...